One of the difficult things for me with keeping a blog about what I’m doing is that, for me, I’m just doing the next thing. There’s nothing particularly special about doing the next thing. No one writes (or reads) blogs about their commute to work, the drudgery of the day, the commute home, and […]
A busy month, but it's time to move on to blue waters and sandy beaches.
Blasting (at a snail's pace) through Florida. Hey, it's warm and we can stay without marina fees... how can it get better?
It's been a long while since I updated you on the voyage south. Apologies. I'll try to get you caught up. In the process, you'll understand a theme with this trip... catching up.
October 8, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
Thanksgiving is a distinctly North American holiday. I remember trying to explain it once to an Irish girl who’d come to celebrate the day with us and it boiled down […]
October 6, 2012 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
You know those moments where you look around and you think, “This cannot possibly be my life,” and then you pinch yourself and realize that it is? Yesterday was that […]
October 4, 2012 in Asia, Japan, Travelogue
Boston to Tokyo is a 14 hour flight. Tokyo to Kuala Lumpur will be another 7.5. The only bright spot in that long day trapped in germ tubes was found […]
October 3, 2012 in blog, North America, Travelogue, United States
It’s 4:00 a.m. and I’m awake. I always do this the night before a big flight. I wake up every half an hour to check on the progress of the […]
September 22, 2012 in North America, Travelogue, United States
It’s 5:00 a.m. The Bride is breathing softly beside me. In just over an hour I have to wake her, cook her a big breakfast and help put her feet […]
September 20, 2012 in Education
We spend a lot of time waiting on things: Planes, trains, buses and more. We’ve gotten good at waiting over the years. Our secret weapon? Games. We play games while […]
September 17, 2012 in North America, Travelogue, United States
My mother is snoozing next to me. She makes a soft, warm sound when she sleeps and it reminds me of being little and climbing into her bed. I don’t […]
September 15, 2012 in North America, Travelogue, United States
There are some surprises worth flying half way around the world for. Blowing the socks off of one of your best friends, by turning up completely unexpectedly, is one of […]
September 13, 2012 in Asia, North America, Thailand, Travelogue, United States
The sky over the midwestern United States is sapphire blue dotted with whip cream white clouds. The view from seat 26E is stunning. I never get tired of looking at […]
September 10, 2012 in Education
“So what should I do with my six year old for school?” and “What do you use for your kids for school?” are by far the two most commonly asked […]
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